Back in New York City

Below is a page of impressions as I traveled to the NY Comicon this past weekend. It's a quick (no pencils) page from my sketchbook.


It was nice to be back in New York City, where I lived for a long time. Above are some moments while I was in town. My thanks to my pal Trade Loeffler and the one and only great gag cartoonist Don Orehek for putting me up in Brooklyn and Port Washington, respectively.

Above: Smith Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn; my old neighborhood.

Tom Spurgeon has an amazing NYCC round up if you want to see photos, vids & write ups on the convention.

NYCC: Bus Critic

Here's a freehand true-life story from my NY Comicon sketchbook. (Which is why the panels are all wonky.)

The first thing I have to do, to get to the NY Comicon, is get a bus to take me from the New Hampshire mountains to the megalopolis that is Boston. Like Jean Shepherd's "Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss," most of the fun of getting somewhere is the journey.

Just 15 minutes into my 7 hour trip, I overheard this story, told by the bus driver, about a colleague. It reminded me that creative people are not the only ones who are criticized.